Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who has two wives, consecrates the “tradition of polygamy”. The UN Commission on Human Rights ruled in 2022 that polygamy constitutes discrimination against women which must be eradicated.
32.5% of married Senegalese live in polygamous unions, according to a 2013 report from the National Agency for Statistics and Demography. Many women say they are against this practice, which they consider hypocritical and unfair towards them.